Belmont to be run June 20th

[TheDeuce]

The Belmont will be run on 6/20 with no fans. It will also only be 1 1/8 miles as opposed to the normal mile and a half.

[bugatti]

Is the length shortening because horses are not in shape to cover the 1 1/2 distance?

[Jumper_Dad]

Wow...what a year to have a "Speed" horse.

 

Does a Triple Crown winner from 2020 need a huge *, due to the shorter distances?

[Jumper_Dad]

Is the length shortening because horses are not in shape to cover the 1 1/2 distance?

 

I'd think so.

[TheDeuce]

Does a Triple Crown winner from 2020 need a huge *, due to the shorter distances?

 

Absolutely.

[gchs_uk9]

First change in distance since 1926. According to Wikipedia it was also ran at 1.5 miles from 1874-1889. The race has also been run at the following distances: a mile and five furlongs in 1867–1873; a mile and a quarter in 1890–1892, 1895, and 1904–1905; a mile and a furlong in 1893–1894; and a mile and three furlongs from 1896–1903 and 1906–1925. Belmont was all over the place in the early years.

[doomer]

I had slim hopes that they would be cancelled and run as 4 year olds next year and from then on.